Trump won't endorse yet in Georgia special election - but a top ally will

The White House said Wednesday it wouldn't yet wade into Georgia's special election, which Donald Trump's critics are trying to make an early referendum on his presidency. In fact, you can listen to Trump spokesman Sean Spicer hem and haw on the topic, thanks to this sound clip sent by WSB Radio's Jamie Dupree:

But a Trump loyalist got key support from a leader of his 2016 campaign. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski swung through Alpharetta on Wednesday evening to back Bruce LeVell, a businessman who headed Trump's diversity coalition.

Lewandowski is a divisive figure in his own right. After he was fired in June 2016 as Trump's campaign manager, he took a job as a CNN commentator while continuing a role as an informal adviser to the Republican. Since then he's launched a lobbying and consulting firm that advertises his ties to the president.

Many GOP analysts now see Ossoff as a shoo-in to land the most votes in the special election for the seat, which stretches from east Cobb to north DeKalb. That's prompted the 11 Republicans to sharpen their attacks on each other - and Ossoff.